Peter T. King

Peter Thomas King (5 April 1944-) was a member of the US House of Representatives (R-NY 3) from 3 January 1993 to 3 January 2013 (succeeding Bob Mrazek and preceding Steve Israel) and from NY 2 from 3 January 2013 (succeeding Israel).

Biography
Peter Thomas King was born in Manhattan, New York City, New York in 1944, and he was raised in Sunnyside, Queens. He served in the US Army from 1968 to 1974 and was elected to the Hempstead town council in 1977. King then served as Comptroller of Nassau County from 1982 to 1993, when he was elected to the US House of Representatives. King was an active supporter of the Irish Republican Army, claimed that 85% of mosques were controlled by Islamic fundamentalists, was a vocal opponent of illegal immigration, supported the Iraq War, opposed Donald Trump's tax cuts and candidacy (supporting John Kasich instead), supported the Muslim ban, opposed same-sex marriage, supported gun control, and opposed medicinal marijuana.